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is bill clinton the democrats' secret weapon? could his presence highlight problems we're having with the economy right now? >> i think bill clinton is a wonderful speaker for liberal ideology in a democratic party. i think he's nothing but a plus for them taking the stage. do i think he'll remind people of a time when they had a democratic president and the economy was better? i don't know. what's going to be more impactful than that is the fact that during this week while the democratic national convention is taking place, the united stat states' total debt is going to eclipse $16 trillion. >> cnn contributors will cain and lz granderson. many thanks to you. and you can take part in the dnc and cnn's election round table. this tuesday join wolf blitzer and our political team for a live virtual chat. go to cnn.com/roundtable and submit your questions. we will give you the answers in realtime. the cnn election round table is at 12:00 noon eastern on tuesday. >>> charlotte preps for the democratic national convention. some who wil
is bill clinton the democrats' secret weapon? could his presence highlight problems we're having with the economy right now? >> i think bill clinton is a wonderful speaker for liberal ideology in a democratic party. i think he's nothing but a plus for them taking the stage. do i think he'll remind people of a time when they had a democratic president and the economy was better? i don't know. what's going to be more impactful than that is the fact that during this week while the democratic...
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even bill clinton agrees. here's what he said at a conference i saw him at back in may. >> i think you could tax me at 100% and you wouldn't balance the budget. we're all going to have to contribute to this and if middle class people's wages were going up again and we had some growth in the economy, i don't think they would object to going back to the tax rates. >> with no breakthrough today, fiscal cliff negotiations, could this be a starting pot? "outfront" republican congressman james lankford of oklahoma, incoming chairman of the republican policy committee, the fifth ranking position in the house gop leadership. appreciate you're taking the time. what about this idea of racinin taxes on everyone? the math works much better. >> i heard your lead in when you said this is a new idea. actually, it's not a new idea, there are several democrats who have floated that for a while. the code word is we want to go back to the clinton tax rates and talk about the clinton economy that we had a much more vigorous econo
even bill clinton agrees. here's what he said at a conference i saw him at back in may. >> i think you could tax me at 100% and you wouldn't balance the budget. we're all going to have to contribute to this and if middle class people's wages were going up again and we had some growth in the economy, i don't think they would object to going back to the tax rates. >> with no breakthrough today, fiscal cliff negotiations, could this be a starting pot? "outfront" republican...
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look, bill clinton, he luxuriates being an ex-president but he is one of the most effective advocates for the democratic ticket and president obama. when he gets a little over his skis, he gets a call from chicago and says you've got to fix this, this is a problem for us. >> margaret, how much of a victory was his initial statement? kind of the cover-up is always confusing. but everyone will remember what he said, he supports extending them. >> he does and that's not the only thing he said. he also talked about private equity quite favorably and he also talked about mitt romney meeting the threshold of qualification for president. all of those things create, frankly, a bit of weakness on president obama's part. what he needs to do if he can't -- to the extent he can't run on his economic record is at least create doubt in the populous that president romney isn't qualified to be president so all of these things put together have actually undercut, i think, president clinton's -- i'm sorry, president obama's major argument for weakening mitt romney. >> i do think it's rather risky for t
look, bill clinton, he luxuriates being an ex-president but he is one of the most effective advocates for the democratic ticket and president obama. when he gets a little over his skis, he gets a call from chicago and says you've got to fix this, this is a problem for us. >> margaret, how much of a victory was his initial statement? kind of the cover-up is always confusing. but everyone will remember what he said, he supports extending them. >> he does and that's not the only thing...
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even bill clinton aagrees. here's what he said at a conference back in may. >> i think you could tax me at 100%, and you wouldn't balance the budget. we are all going to have to contribute to this. if middle class people's wages were going up again and we had some growth in the economy, i don't think they would object to going back to the tax rates that were there when i was predz. >> with now break through today and the fiscal cliff negotiations, is this a starting point? "outfront" republican congressman james langford of oklahoma, incoming chairman of the republican policy committee, the fifth ranking position in the house gop leadership. good to see you, sir. appreciate you taking the time. what about this idea of raising taxes on everyone? the math actually in this case is much more promising. it works much better. >> right. i heard your lead-in on it, and you said this is a new idea floated by howard dean. ints a new idea. several democrats have floated that a while. the code word is going back to the cli
even bill clinton aagrees. here's what he said at a conference back in may. >> i think you could tax me at 100%, and you wouldn't balance the budget. we are all going to have to contribute to this. if middle class people's wages were going up again and we had some growth in the economy, i don't think they would object to going back to the tax rates that were there when i was predz. >> with now break through today and the fiscal cliff negotiations, is this a starting point?...
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number two, the first person he called was bill clinton, as you know. so i think it's an indication, given he called him, given he thanked him, that he himself appreciates what the president has done not only on the dpan trail but going back to the convention. but also they are kindred spirits with the same middle class economic agenda. while they governed at different times, they have different presidencies and different people, they are kindred people in the same kind of -- that strengthens the middle class and i say that repeatedly because i'm worried that washington is going to get into a cushion that it's only about austerity and lose sight about i think an agenda that helps build our infrastructure, invest in the education and training of our work force, things the president advocated that gives people a vested interest in the outcome. it is not only austerity. fiscal discipline, yes. but it's a pro growth strategy realizing the fundamentals that both clinton and obama have been advocated that invest in the economic opportunity. and if that part o
number two, the first person he called was bill clinton, as you know. so i think it's an indication, given he called him, given he thanked him, that he himself appreciates what the president has done not only on the dpan trail but going back to the convention. but also they are kindred spirits with the same middle class economic agenda. while they governed at different times, they have different presidencies and different people, they are kindred people in the same kind of -- that strengthens...
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they should listen to bill clinton. he was the president in the early '90s who said we have to do something about the deficits and it's going to mean the well think will have to pay more. not one republican supported him he went and got it down and we had a decade of growth and expansion. two unfunded wars an unfunded tax cuts and they left for this president a huge deficits and an economic crisis. so they should listen to president clinton. he was right back in the '90s. he's right now. we should be investing in education and research and development and energy and the kinds of things that will grow our economy, not going back to the policies of the last decade. >> but did he cause your campaign, the re-election campaign some heartburn by suggesting that mitt romney's sterling reputation at ban capital coming off the heels of the ads. >> the question he answered, wolf, is he qualified. no one is doubting that mitt romney is qualified to be president. the question is, is he qualified himself to call himself a job creato
they should listen to bill clinton. he was the president in the early '90s who said we have to do something about the deficits and it's going to mean the well think will have to pay more. not one republican supported him he went and got it down and we had a decade of growth and expansion. two unfunded wars an unfunded tax cuts and they left for this president a huge deficits and an economic crisis. so they should listen to president clinton. he was right back in the '90s. he's right now. we...
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we're going to send bill clinton. that's great. we're going to send other top democratic surrogates. that's great. but you know what? we're going to keep the president out of this one. >> we'll see what happens tomorrow. thank you. >>> well, a lot of watch tomorrow night. remember the guy we're about to put on the screen, this guy? he organized the lavish convection paid for by your tax dollars? now the agency is in hot water again over bonuses they paid against people under investigation for that same scandal. we're keeping them honest. you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad moving in. so we went to fidelity.
we're going to send bill clinton. that's great. we're going to send other top democratic surrogates. that's great. but you know what? we're going to keep the president out of this one. >> we'll see what happens tomorrow. thank you. >>> well, a lot of watch tomorrow night. remember the guy we're about to put on the screen, this guy? he organized the lavish convection paid for by your tax dollars? now the agency is in hot water again over bonuses they paid against people under...
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the fact bill clinton came certainly helped. we know, i think, politically the reason why president obama didn't want to come in. he didn't want to be that close sli associated with something that could be a losing effort. for bill clinton, he doesn't have the political future that president obama does. but look. the bottom line is there are divisions. can i quickly ad one thing to what you said about the taxes? just from my regular perch on capitol hill, the fact that president clinton said he would potentially take tax cuts off the table will not maybe democrats happy. they have been saying they have a big card. and that is if they sit back and do nothing, taxes go up. that's why they feel they really have republicans there. and president clinton is saying maybe we shouldn't use that card. democrats on capitol hill, again, not happy about that. >> gone from the white house almost a dozen years now, but bill clinton still driving to a degree our politics. thanks. let us know what you think. we're on facebook or follow me on twi
the fact bill clinton came certainly helped. we know, i think, politically the reason why president obama didn't want to come in. he didn't want to be that close sli associated with something that could be a losing effort. for bill clinton, he doesn't have the political future that president obama does. but look. the bottom line is there are divisions. can i quickly ad one thing to what you said about the taxes? just from my regular perch on capitol hill, the fact that president clinton said he...
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bill clinton's liaison with lewinsky, first term. the actual plame leaks, first term. so if the obama team was going to mess up, history suggests, they already did. maybe it's something that has made headlines already, but maybe not. remember, the lewinsky scandal didn't surface until 1998. maybe the obama administration will make its own history and avoid a second-term scandal. but if not, disney world may seem very appealing. you know, it was interesting, in the president's news conference, he said he was well aware of the history of presidential overreach in second terms. that's a little bit of a different subject, but you get the sense that anyone that much aware of presidential history knows that second-term scandals can be a problem and most likely will be really, really careful. wolf? >> john berman, thank you.
bill clinton's liaison with lewinsky, first term. the actual plame leaks, first term. so if the obama team was going to mess up, history suggests, they already did. maybe it's something that has made headlines already, but maybe not. remember, the lewinsky scandal didn't surface until 1998. maybe the obama administration will make its own history and avoid a second-term scandal. but if not, disney world may seem very appealing. you know, it was interesting, in the president's news conference,...
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if the republicans want to focus on bill clinton i think the democrats are all in. the same sort of policies of having the wealthy pay their fair share in order to bring down this debt and growing the economy from the middle out and not the top down is what we saw bill clinton do in the '90s. people look back on it and sort of favorability, any incumbent, any politician would kill for a 66% favorable rating right now. there's a reason why voters are still in love with bill clinton, because of the policies that he put in place that grew our economy and grew income for everyone. >> i want to play that sound bite that i referenced. >> the other issue that caused the obama folks some heart burn was when you told harvey weinstein that mitt romney had a sterling reputation as head of bain capital, that he was qualified to be president. this coming after all of their ads, the obama campaign ads, going after him on his record at bain capital. >> but that's two different things. you can be a successful business person. and if you're governor of a state, and you're 35 years o
if the republicans want to focus on bill clinton i think the democrats are all in. the same sort of policies of having the wealthy pay their fair share in order to bring down this debt and growing the economy from the middle out and not the top down is what we saw bill clinton do in the '90s. people look back on it and sort of favorability, any incumbent, any politician would kill for a 66% favorable rating right now. there's a reason why voters are still in love with bill clinton, because of...
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bill clinton, princence diana, mikhail gorbachev, mother theresa, quincy jones. these are like the icons of my lifetime. all touched by the inspirational hand of tony robbins. >> i don't know about that. i've had a ticket to history. i've had a chance to be around some magnificent people and and learn from them along the way and in some indications be able to assist them as well. >> what is the common theme of anybody in their positions, where you get to be hugely famous with all the pressures that brings? what do they need from somebody like you? >> well, they all have something different. i get the phone call when the athlete's melting down in the middle of a sporting event, you've got to do something right now to turn him around. >> what do you say? when that specific thing is happening, what do you say? >> it's not a say. it's putting him back in state. you look at somebody like tiger woods. he has the same skills he always had. what he's lost is the state. he's lost that certainty. i'm sure you've seen a sporting event, any sporting event and you watch the p
bill clinton, princence diana, mikhail gorbachev, mother theresa, quincy jones. these are like the icons of my lifetime. all touched by the inspirational hand of tony robbins. >> i don't know about that. i've had a ticket to history. i've had a chance to be around some magnificent people and and learn from them along the way and in some indications be able to assist them as well. >> what is the common theme of anybody in their positions, where you get to be hugely famous with all...
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bill clinton is there. you see him there campaigning for president obama at indian river high school. let's listen for a bit. >> you want to know one simple difference in the choice you have today? they changed the rules on the gi bill and they said that states could decide whether or not a returning veteran was eligible for in-state tuition. [ audience booing ] there's a great story in the paper last week about a woman veteran whose husband was in the military. she was from north carolina. they went to texas to train. they were sent overseas. they came back. she goes back to north carolina. they judge she's not eligible for in-state tuition and it blows away all the benefits of the gi bill. 250,000 veterans are already there. i'm for barack obama because he wants the people to have education and health care and jobs. >>> president obama well ahead of mitt romney in wisconsin. cnn's latest poll of polls shows obama with 51% of the vote. romney trailing at 44%. campaign workers on both sides are still knocki
bill clinton is there. you see him there campaigning for president obama at indian river high school. let's listen for a bit. >> you want to know one simple difference in the choice you have today? they changed the rules on the gi bill and they said that states could decide whether or not a returning veteran was eligible for in-state tuition. [ audience booing ] there's a great story in the paper last week about a woman veteran whose husband was in the military. she was from north...
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bill clinton, it is a clichÉ, but he bit the lip. i think they were schooled in the clinton era are looking for a little more connection. i know obama's instinc stingt i say i am doing better. >> he talked to local anchors. answered for a green bay affiliate, why didn't you come out in the big recall election, scott walker in recall, support the mayor of milwaukee, why didn't you come, mr. president. >> the truth of the matter is that as president of the united states, i've got a lot of responsibilities. i was supportive of tom and had been supportive of tom. obviously i would have loved to have seen a different result. >> i was too busy? it is a huge state, it is the defining race, the labor movement wants the president. he traveled around the country raising money. i covered the white house, and the presidency is a hell of a job, but too busy? >> when you think of what he has on his plate and think about straight political standpoint, we won wisconsin last time by 3, 14 points. from the exit polls in wisconsin, we were still leadin
bill clinton, it is a clichÉ, but he bit the lip. i think they were schooled in the clinton era are looking for a little more connection. i know obama's instinc stingt i say i am doing better. >> he talked to local anchors. answered for a green bay affiliate, why didn't you come out in the big recall election, scott walker in recall, support the mayor of milwaukee, why didn't you come, mr. president. >> the truth of the matter is that as president of the united states, i've got a...
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president bill clinton was there. he's 65 years old which is young, but he's spending a lot of time working towards bipartisan solutions. so, look. here's the bottom line. shows americans do care. and older people do care allot. tom brokaw was there, my mentor. they care. they care. anderson cooper starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thanks. good evening, everyone b. we're keeping them honest tonight of whether president obama is trying to have it both ways. attacking leaders of companies that make millions by taking overth
president bill clinton was there. he's 65 years old which is young, but he's spending a lot of time working towards bipartisan solutions. so, look. here's the bottom line. shows americans do care. and older people do care allot. tom brokaw was there, my mentor. they care. they care. anderson cooper starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thanks. good evening, everyone b. we're keeping them honest tonight of whether president obama is trying to have it both ways. attacking...
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i think bill clinton would be a significant asset for the president. in may clinton undercut the obama campaign's main argument that mitt romney's business experience does not qualify him to lead the country. >> a man who's been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold. >> reporter: and back in 2007 when hilary and barack obama went head to head. >> i mean, when's the last time we elected a president based on one year of service in the senate before he started running. >> reporter: in early twoit, obama won iowa. >> i'm here and he's not. >> i can't tell who i'm running against sometimes. >> fast forward four years, clinton gave one of the most rousing speeches in support of obama at the convention. >> i want to nominate a man who's cool on the out siside, b who burns for america on the inside. >> reporter: afterward, obama joked about giving the former president a role in his cabinet. somebody tweeted somebody needs to make him secretary of explaining things. although, they didn't use the word things. >>> mitt ro
i think bill clinton would be a significant asset for the president. in may clinton undercut the obama campaign's main argument that mitt romney's business experience does not qualify him to lead the country. >> a man who's been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold. >> reporter: and back in 2007 when hilary and barack obama went head to head. >> i mean, when's the last time we elected a president based on one year of service in the...
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and bill clinton makes the point, his character flaw was about something else. >> bill clinton successfully in '92 defeated an incumbent president, george h.w. bush. and romney's trying to do the same thing now. and clinton says he probably dusht have the wherewithal. >> the interesting thing about bill clinton if you recall is that he was a southern moderate governor who decided he wanted to take the democratic party in a different direction. with mitt romney, you see someone who seems to be following the lead of where the republican party is heading. he had been a more moderate republican governor in the state of massachusetts, now the republican party has become much more conservative. so you can make the case, that instead of leading the party in a certain direction, he's actually trying to figure out where it's going and following it. >> hillary clinton, she seems to suggest that after she gives up her job as secretary of state, she's giving up politics. but you heard her husband leave that door wide open. >> maybe bill clinton would like another shot at being president. i believe hill
and bill clinton makes the point, his character flaw was about something else. >> bill clinton successfully in '92 defeated an incumbent president, george h.w. bush. and romney's trying to do the same thing now. and clinton says he probably dusht have the wherewithal. >> the interesting thing about bill clinton if you recall is that he was a southern moderate governor who decided he wanted to take the democratic party in a different direction. with mitt romney, you see someone who...
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it's a job he held under bill clinton. i started by asking him if he sees james carville's point. >> not really, unless you put it in a very simplistic way. i think the american public is smart enough to understand three points at the same time. that this president inherited the worst financial recession, the deepest recession and downturn that we've had since the great depression, so we were in a very deep hole. i think we can recognize that we have made progress, but it's not good enough. we're not all the way back. the president is not satisfied, he won't be satisfied until unemployment is much lower and job growth is much higher. >> there's a couple of things when you look at the charts, yes indeed the problem started before the president came in office, but it got significantly worse while he was in office when you look at all of the indicate ors that i just mentioned. and then this, gene, i'm curious how the campaign will handle this question. when you look at average hourly earnings, what people earn from their jobs
it's a job he held under bill clinton. i started by asking him if he sees james carville's point. >> not really, unless you put it in a very simplistic way. i think the american public is smart enough to understand three points at the same time. that this president inherited the worst financial recession, the deepest recession and downturn that we've had since the great depression, so we were in a very deep hole. i think we can recognize that we have made progress, but it's not good...
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way to change the country and not bill clinton. he said bill clinton had some missed years there and missed the mark. so it is a little ironic. i don't know if he's using this to validate some of the policies that have failed over the years. we'll see, but, you know, i don't know that it's a threat per se and that republicans are fearful of this. i think republicans will continue to stay on message. the romney xhan will stay on message about the economy and where we are as a nation now with unemployment, with youth, with women. there are a number of things to point out that are very serious issues. i think they are continuing to rightly direct it in that direction. >> i want you to get in here because obviously there is some irony. we know there's some bad blood between these two, but they're clearly trying to present a united front here. i imagine that they're trying to use president clinton to try to get the moderates and even some of the conservative states where obama might not be as effective. >> i'd like to just grab somethin
way to change the country and not bill clinton. he said bill clinton had some missed years there and missed the mark. so it is a little ironic. i don't know if he's using this to validate some of the policies that have failed over the years. we'll see, but, you know, i don't know that it's a threat per se and that republicans are fearful of this. i think republicans will continue to stay on message. the romney xhan will stay on message about the economy and where we are as a nation now with...
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i said bill clinton. he's a true leader. he gathered all of us here today. you know, i just want to thank such inspiring leaders. you all believe in what you are doing and i think the more leaders we have in such fields the better the world will be. >> i spoke to bill clinton about the 22nd amendment that prohibits him from rupping again. a he wants it changed. he said it would be a good idea that you can have a break and come back. wonder who he is thinking of and i said if you can't do that we'd like to change our rules in britain and have you as our prime minister. which he relied, he can run for president of ireland or france because of his family background which i was amazed about. we may see the new french president in five years bill clinton. 00 la la. >> you have been a very captive audience. thank you to general clark, deepak chopra, will.i.am and ameerah al-taweel. >> coming up, a different take on the issues from the angriest man in america, louis black. the day that we say to the world of identity thieves "enough." we're lifelock, and we believe
i said bill clinton. he's a true leader. he gathered all of us here today. you know, i just want to thank such inspiring leaders. you all believe in what you are doing and i think the more leaders we have in such fields the better the world will be. >> i spoke to bill clinton about the 22nd amendment that prohibits him from rupping again. a he wants it changed. he said it would be a good idea that you can have a break and come back. wonder who he is thinking of and i said if you can't do...
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and part of it is he doesn't really feel your pain like paul's former boss, bill clinton, but he can memorize a study about it, you know. people are distant from this president. there's a certain sense of arrogance to this white house that they're just detached from it and i think that's a vulnerability. we have two elite candidates running for president. we have an academic elite, barack obama, running against financial elite. so the middle class is up for grabs here. >> alex, i want to ask you about something i saw you tweet over the weekend. you said and i quote, when i see romney he looks look a candidate. when i see obama he looks like a president. this should not be hard to fix, so fix it. what do you mean? wasn't one of the governor's big selling points during the primary season the idea that he did look presidential? >> you know, as a candidate -- as the person himself, yes, i think mitt romney looks very presidential but he's out there on the trail now and every time i turn on my tv, it's the same political rally with paul ryan and the same crowd around him state after state
and part of it is he doesn't really feel your pain like paul's former boss, bill clinton, but he can memorize a study about it, you know. people are distant from this president. there's a certain sense of arrogance to this white house that they're just detached from it and i think that's a vulnerability. we have two elite candidates running for president. we have an academic elite, barack obama, running against financial elite. so the middle class is up for grabs here. >> alex, i want to...
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wednesday belongs to bill clinton. vice president biden goes on thursday right before president obama. one thing people will watch for is the post convention bump in the polls. look at the numbers. the bump has been nearly nonexistence. john mccain in 2008, john kerry in 2004 got nothing. the change coincides with the rise of cable news and the internet as news sources and the scheduling of the events. there used to be a month between the conventions, now just four days. >>> the conventions are a big show. are voters tuning in or tuning out? next hour, i'll talk to a couple young political leaders to take on the message and the messengers as well. >>> calling on a quarterback who happens to be a girl. how her history making play turned out. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in
wednesday belongs to bill clinton. vice president biden goes on thursday right before president obama. one thing people will watch for is the post convention bump in the polls. look at the numbers. the bump has been nearly nonexistence. john mccain in 2008, john kerry in 2004 got nothing. the change coincides with the rise of cable news and the internet as news sources and the scheduling of the events. there used to be a month between the conventions, now just four days. >>> the...
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: in 2007 bill clinton took aim at barack obama. then the junior senator from illinois. >> you know, i'm old fashioned. i think a president ought to have done something for other people and for his country when you pick a president. >> reporter: president clinton questioned obama's inexperience. >> when is the last time we elected a president based on one year of service in the senate before he started running? >> reporter: in early 2008 obama won iowa and entered an all-out feud with the former first couple. >> i'm here, he's not. >> i can't tell who i'm running against sometimes. >> reporter: president clinton and president obama have never been close. but appointing hillary clinton secretary of state helped their relationship heal and the president has looked to president clinton for help. >> you're in good hands. and dibs will call last question. >> help me. thank you. >> reporter: having president clinton on board might help attract voters in areas where obama struggles, the south and some rust belt states. the obama campaign i
: in 2007 bill clinton took aim at barack obama. then the junior senator from illinois. >> you know, i'm old fashioned. i think a president ought to have done something for other people and for his country when you pick a president. >> reporter: president clinton questioned obama's inexperience. >> when is the last time we elected a president based on one year of service in the senate before he started running? >> reporter: in early 2008 obama won iowa and entered an...
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that's exactly what bill clinton did. you couldn't trust him, you couldn't trust a single thing he said. after 1994, he swayed to the right. he lied out of office, he lied in office. mitt romney compared to bill clinton is like saint mitt. >> it's very interesting that mitt romney's not running against bill clinton this time around. >> what are you describing? what are you describing -- i understand we're having an election in two weeks. you choose to believe that he is not returning to his moderate roots but let's talk about your candidate. >> who is my candidate? >> raising taxes -- i assume your candidate, from your column is barack obama. i'm assuming. maybe that's wrong. >> are you not an obama supporter? >> i am saying -- >> are you an obama supporter? >> you want to go ahead or you want to let me finish? >> yeah. sure. >> okay. what i'm saying is that i don't trust anything that comes out of mitt romney's mouth. and i am saying that i am not the only one. many of the people who now come on television to openly supp
that's exactly what bill clinton did. you couldn't trust him, you couldn't trust a single thing he said. after 1994, he swayed to the right. he lied out of office, he lied in office. mitt romney compared to bill clinton is like saint mitt. >> it's very interesting that mitt romney's not running against bill clinton this time around. >> what are you describing? what are you describing -- i understand we're having an election in two weeks. you choose to believe that he is not...
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in fact, one source close to bill clinton told me that it was really bill clinton, not hillary clinton, who bore a grudge against president obama because of the way he felt his wife was treated, and it was certainly a bitter battle in 2008. the kind of switching point was really the transition, as president obama came into power and appointed hillary clinton and also the fact that bill clinton liked the way that that was handled. he liked the way the obama transition team dealt with him, and certainly now he wants to see president obama re-elected and the obama campaign is very happy to put him out front and center, but you sort of see that, you know, bill clinton speaks his mind and that doesn't necessarily always keep them on the same page. >> no, it certainly doesn't always work in his favor. so how do you think they're going to continue using him going forward? >> reporter: they're using him in almost every way that you can use a surrogate on a campaign. as we said, there will be ads. of course, the fund-raising is very key. these three fund-raisers tonight in new york city that pr
in fact, one source close to bill clinton told me that it was really bill clinton, not hillary clinton, who bore a grudge against president obama because of the way he felt his wife was treated, and it was certainly a bitter battle in 2008. the kind of switching point was really the transition, as president obama came into power and appointed hillary clinton and also the fact that bill clinton liked the way that that was handled. he liked the way the obama transition team dealt with him, and...
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bill clinton described it well the other day. he said they want to do the same thing, just on steroids. remember, when the last democratic president was in office, we had a surplus. >> why is he doing that? let's continue the conversation. they're buddies, right? i assume he doesn't mind being associated with bill clinton because you had 22 million jobs over those eight years? >> absolutely. it was also the biggest economic expansion we've had in 50 years. on top of that the policies that president obama is pushing are very similar to the policies that president clinton pushed and that got us to that big robust economic growth. and so, again, we go back to it's a choice. president obama needs to continue to talk about president clinton and he wants to do things that are very similar. that will actually put the middle class first. it is the difference between an economy by, of and for the top 1% and the wealthiest and the biggest corporations or an economy that is all about the middle class and workers and protecting a robust grow
bill clinton described it well the other day. he said they want to do the same thing, just on steroids. remember, when the last democratic president was in office, we had a surplus. >> why is he doing that? let's continue the conversation. they're buddies, right? i assume he doesn't mind being associated with bill clinton because you had 22 million jobs over those eight years? >> absolutely. it was also the biggest economic expansion we've had in 50 years. on top of that the...
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as you know, bill clinton -- >> he can't do it. he said he would veto it -- >> stephen, are you going to be back in a grand bargain before the election, one that might lower rates but close loopholes to raise sflempb. to raise revenue? >> i'm all in favor of that. but know is the worst possible time to raise taxes on investing you're going to cause a drought of investment. >> investment is one part. for most people, it's income tax rates. >> you have a positive debate over tax reduction -- and wanting to keep taxes -- also, every republican -- >> roland -- >> stephen, every republican who complains about the stimulus bill, $787 billion, 40% of that was tax cuts. but they still complain about it. >> i need to correct something you just said. you said that i'm supporting a tax cut. no, i'm not. i'm just saying, we ought to keep the tax rates where they are right now. next year, we'll have a huge tax increase -- >> let's do it. and i don't want to hear you say a word about the deficit. >> all right. >> what about austerity in governme
as you know, bill clinton -- >> he can't do it. he said he would veto it -- >> stephen, are you going to be back in a grand bargain before the election, one that might lower rates but close loopholes to raise sflempb. to raise revenue? >> i'm all in favor of that. but know is the worst possible time to raise taxes on investing you're going to cause a drought of investment. >> investment is one part. for most people, it's income tax rates. >> you have a positive...
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and let's play a clip from bill clinton, this was from last night. i thought he hit the nail on the head on how the democrats are perceiving the transformation to mitt romney. >> i had a different reaction from the last debate than a lot of other people did. i mean, i thought wow, here is old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all of these last two years. >> it is fascinating, i mean when you watch this row today again over the abortion comments that mitt romney made, if you chart just his history of statements about abortion, flopping all over the place. >> your head could spin like you're in "the exorcist," i mean, bill clinton is having so much fun. the candidates are not -- >> does it help clinton that he is so brilliant? it could almost work against him, people watch him being aggressive, all the things we didn't see from the president in the other night? could it hurt him? >> it could hurt him, as i watched it, i thought about the animation in his voice, his face, barack obama looked like he didn't want to be there. the contrast i
and let's play a clip from bill clinton, this was from last night. i thought he hit the nail on the head on how the democrats are perceiving the transformation to mitt romney. >> i had a different reaction from the last debate than a lot of other people did. i mean, i thought wow, here is old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all of these last two years. >> it is fascinating, i mean when you watch this row today again over the abortion comments that mitt romney made,...
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, to raise questions about governor bill clinton. a guy name george stephanopoulos who worked for governor clinton at the time said specificity is the character issue in this campaign. bill clinton was saying he had the more detailed plan on the economy. if you go to romney's website on most issues he has more details than many of the candidates i have covered in presidential races for some time. now, clearly, this morning, he was ill served by secretary gutierrez, his press secretary, on the plane the other day, did not do a very good job representing the governor. if you don't want to answer the question, don't go back there. that's campaign 101. >> are they not doing a good job in terms of they're just not dodging well or there's no answer to give i guess is the question? >> on some issues, bob schieffer's questions are a great example. if he wants to be president, on day one, he wants to make a decision about that. he should say, i will leave the president's temporary order in place until i have a permanent replacement or i will
, to raise questions about governor bill clinton. a guy name george stephanopoulos who worked for governor clinton at the time said specificity is the character issue in this campaign. bill clinton was saying he had the more detailed plan on the economy. if you go to romney's website on most issues he has more details than many of the candidates i have covered in presidential races for some time. now, clearly, this morning, he was ill served by secretary gutierrez, his press secretary, on the...
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>> on the attack, that's bill clinton in nevada today taking on mitt romney. clinton's message is clear. is it enough to keep obama in office? let's bring back my political all-stars. charles, when you hear bill clinton, isn't this one of the problems for barack obama? bill clinton is ten times as passionate and aggressive going after mitt romney than the president seems to want to be right now. it's not helpful to him, i don't think. people are like we would vote for clinton but why isn't the president doing this? >> i think that on the stump you get a much more passionate barack obama. i think that what people are kind of dumbfounded by is what happened at the debate because the person that you see on the stump, the person who gave a speech, all the speeches in '08, the person who gave the speech at the convention, that person was not necessarily the same obama that was at the debate and whether that was a strategic decision to seem more presidential or whatever, whatever the calculation was, it was just hard to square with the obama on the stump. >> i think
>> on the attack, that's bill clinton in nevada today taking on mitt romney. clinton's message is clear. is it enough to keep obama in office? let's bring back my political all-stars. charles, when you hear bill clinton, isn't this one of the problems for barack obama? bill clinton is ten times as passionate and aggressive going after mitt romney than the president seems to want to be right now. it's not helpful to him, i don't think. people are like we would vote for clinton but why...
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former president bill clinton, timothy geithner, and john boehner are all going to be together. you'll see speaker boehner tomorrow morning because i'll be with them. we'll see you live from washington tomorrow. "anderson cooper 360" starts "anderson cooper 360" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thanks. good evening everyone. we're coming to you tonight from a refugee camp. a tent camp filled with some of the 23,000 men, women, and children who have fled syria so far and found refuge here on the turkish side of the border. 50,000 other syrians have fled to other countries and camps as well. am
former president bill clinton, timothy geithner, and john boehner are all going to be together. you'll see speaker boehner tomorrow morning because i'll be with them. we'll see you live from washington tomorrow. "anderson cooper 360" starts "anderson cooper 360" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thanks. good evening everyone. we're coming to you tonight from a refugee camp. a tent camp filled with some of the 23,000 men, women, and children who...
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. >> i want to play something bill clinton said today, his advice to president obama. talk more about proposed budget cuts. >> president, i think, should talk more about the medicare savings he has proposed. and the defense cuts he has proposed and the fact that he proposes -- and i disagree with this, by the way. he proposes to take discretionary nondefense spending to the lowest percentage of gdp since president eisenhower was in office. he at least is trying to honor the deal he made with the republicans. i think he should talk more about it. >> he's talking about the budget deal. do you think this could be a winning issue for democrats somehow -- the debt deal? >> i don't think democrats will win on spending cuts but bill clinton has been there and done that. he was the guy that got up and declared the era of big government is over. he did an effective job of trying to convey the democratic party turned a new leaf and was moving away from spending. when it comes to the question of people wanting budget cuts obama is not going to win the fight. the better fight for
. >> i want to play something bill clinton said today, his advice to president obama. talk more about proposed budget cuts. >> president, i think, should talk more about the medicare savings he has proposed. and the defense cuts he has proposed and the fact that he proposes -- and i disagree with this, by the way. he proposes to take discretionary nondefense spending to the lowest percentage of gdp since president eisenhower was in office. he at least is trying to honor the deal he...
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clinton in 1992. i think the president probably will be that person this year because mitt romney frankly has not really done himself any favors with his reputation over the last few months in the campaign. >> bruising battle. some people make the argument, then you're really ready for the final battle and some make the argument you're so bruised you can't fight there. it's interesting. this is a bizarre thing, if you're into omens and stuff, i don't like to admit i am but sometimes i am, we're on this gregoirian calendar, weird thing going on. it was this identical calendar. we got a jobs number, election day on the 6th, it will be the exact same way this time, sort of weird. bottom line, people will get a jobs number three days before they go to the polls. >> that will make a big difference as far as how everybody will react and that will make a big number. i'm glad you were talking about the gregoirian calendar and not the myan calendar to make everything meaningless after december. >> that puts a
clinton in 1992. i think the president probably will be that person this year because mitt romney frankly has not really done himself any favors with his reputation over the last few months in the campaign. >> bruising battle. some people make the argument, then you're really ready for the final battle and some make the argument you're so bruised you can't fight there. it's interesting. this is a bizarre thing, if you're into omens and stuff, i don't like to admit i am but sometimes i am,...
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yesterday, ashley, romney's senior foreign policy advisers were looking to jfk, harry truman, even bill clinton in his second term as presidents that they are looking at in terms of shaping a potential doctrine in the future. last week a lot of people you heard a lot of pundits on the right and left saying maybe mitt romney is moving to the middle on domestic policy issues, perhaps we'll see a little bit of that today in the foreign policy realm. >> stand by if you will. thank you for that as the crowd begins to build hint you and all eyes on romney's speech this morning and the president for his part couldn't be farther aw away. he is out west. he might be speaking to some. he is drumming up money from a-listers and wig money doen ars. brie on akeilar is live with us and looking to at $10 million to the $181 million he raised last month. what is the plan of attack? >> he needs the money. i will tell you, ashley, tomorrow he is going to ohio which is a key battleground state where he is doing better in the optimpolls than mitt rom. the other thing he is doing is dedicating a memorial to
yesterday, ashley, romney's senior foreign policy advisers were looking to jfk, harry truman, even bill clinton in his second term as presidents that they are looking at in terms of shaping a potential doctrine in the future. last week a lot of people you heard a lot of pundits on the right and left saying maybe mitt romney is moving to the middle on domestic policy issues, perhaps we'll see a little bit of that today in the foreign policy realm. >> stand by if you will. thank you for...
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obviously bill clinton comes to mind, he excelled in those debates. >> bill clinton was the master of the town hall format. he made such a great, strong emotional connection with the people asking the questions. just in an absolutely masterful way. i think it favors candidates who have that particular style, but what it does tend to do is discourage a lot of attacks among the candidates on the stage, because it's really hard to do that, it's hard to pull that off when you've got a group of citizens who are there to ask their questions. that's not a very good venue for one candidate to launch an attack against another. >> one of the side notes from last night was governor romney's big bird reference on twitter, it's been talked about ad infinitum today. you say governor romney has a history of making cultural references or pop culture references that don't necessarily help his message. how so? >> well, you know, his pop culture references are just a little off somehow. they're out of date in some ways. during the primary debates, he made a reference to, that as governor of massachusett
obviously bill clinton comes to mind, he excelled in those debates. >> bill clinton was the master of the town hall format. he made such a great, strong emotional connection with the people asking the questions. just in an absolutely masterful way. i think it favors candidates who have that particular style, but what it does tend to do is discourage a lot of attacks among the candidates on the stage, because it's really hard to do that, it's hard to pull that off when you've got a group...
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latinos love bill clinton. african-americans love bill clinton. young people love bill clinton. he'll help with independence and working class voters. also on policy. bill clinton was basically the architect of the biggest economic expansion in a generation, and one of the reasons he did that was by implementing the same policies that president obama wants to do. >> here is a statement that the romney campaign put out. i'll read it to you this is from the romney campaign. after four years of trillion dollar deficits and anemic economic growth, it's clear president obama would love to run on president clinton's record in office, but no amount of showmanship can paper over the differences between these two presidents. america deserves a president willing to run on his own record, not the record he wishes he had. the question to you is what do you think about all of this? what do you think about bill clinton coming to the convention and really going to try to energize the democratic base to get president obama reelected? >> first of all, bill clinton is a very popular president. he
latinos love bill clinton. african-americans love bill clinton. young people love bill clinton. he'll help with independence and working class voters. also on policy. bill clinton was basically the architect of the biggest economic expansion in a generation, and one of the reasons he did that was by implementing the same policies that president obama wants to do. >> here is a statement that the romney campaign put out. i'll read it to you this is from the romney campaign. after four years...
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. >>> well, bill clinton or chuck norris? yeah, the martial arts expert and actor would easily win in a fight. but in the political arena, he has his hands full. clinton was in wisconsin last week. you may remember. to support the democrat.com barrett. that led nor toys jump in on governor scott walker's side. now he is not coming to wisconsin to campaign. instead he made his plea in an on-line column. rhythmically ] ♪ bum-bum, bum-bum, bum-bum ♪ ♪ [ imitates guitar noise ] ♪ [ vocalizing up-tempo heavy metal song ] ♪ [ vocalizing continues ] ♪ [ all singing ] the redesigned, 8-passenger pilot. smarter thinking. from honda. do you really think brushing is enough to keep it clean? while brushing misses germs in 75% of your mouth, listerine® cleans virtually your entire mouth. so take your oral health to a whole new level. listerine®... power to your mouth™. so take your oral health to a whole new level. well hello, welcome to hotels.com. summer road trip, huh? yep uhuh let's find you a room. at hotels.com, you'
. >>> well, bill clinton or chuck norris? yeah, the martial arts expert and actor would easily win in a fight. but in the political arena, he has his hands full. clinton was in wisconsin last week. you may remember. to support the democrat.com barrett. that led nor toys jump in on governor scott walker's side. now he is not coming to wisconsin to campaign. instead he made his plea in an on-line column. rhythmically ] ♪ bum-bum, bum-bum, bum-bum ♪ ♪ [ imitates guitar noise ] ♪ [...
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. >> donna, one thing that nobody is ignoring is bill clinton. the former president bill clinton, and he was definitely a stand-out we all saw at the democratic national convention. folks came up to me and said could he run again? unfortunately, he can't. here's what he has been sounding like lately on the campaign trail. listen to this. >> i had a different reaction to that first debate that a lot of people did. i mean, i saw -- i thought, wow, here's old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all these last two years. >> is this their secret weapon here? the more he talks, the more people seem to be generating enthusiasm and seem to be getting on board? >> well, first of all, let me confess, i am a bill clinton loving republican, and i love to see his complete rehabilitation. i think donna was being too polite in the last answer. president obama wasn't being too polite. he was too dead, too flat, too slow, and i think that bill clinton is terrific. we are -- you know, nobody has the touch on the stump, the touch with the people. none
. >> donna, one thing that nobody is ignoring is bill clinton. the former president bill clinton, and he was definitely a stand-out we all saw at the democratic national convention. folks came up to me and said could he run again? unfortunately, he can't. here's what he has been sounding like lately on the campaign trail. listen to this. >> i had a different reaction to that first debate that a lot of people did. i mean, i saw -- i thought, wow, here's old moderate mitt. where you...
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i know bill clinton, and i like bill clinton and yes, i admit it on national tv. she sh he showed us last night what a political comeback looks like. he was marginalized and he went from the first black president to being accused of being a racist. and the guy who marginalized him had to call him back to the rescue, and he did it in fine clintonesque form. he was didactic and funny and lengthy, but he was very, very good. >> dana, tell me about the moment when you know it was a surprise to the audience, but we got a head's up that the president was in the hall and taking the stage, but the moment when you saw him come out, and clinton bowed to him. and he bowed to him before he hugged him and that is a passing of the torch moment. >> wasn't that amazing? bill clinton did a interview before the speech and said it is not a bromance or anything, but it looked like it with that hug. and you covered the fight in 2008 from cover to cover, anna, and you nknow about the tension between the two of them, and we all do, but we also, anybody who has covered bill clinton and w
i know bill clinton, and i like bill clinton and yes, i admit it on national tv. she sh he showed us last night what a political comeback looks like. he was marginalized and he went from the first black president to being accused of being a racist. and the guy who marginalized him had to call him back to the rescue, and he did it in fine clintonesque form. he was didactic and funny and lengthy, but he was very, very good. >> dana, tell me about the moment when you know it was a surprise...
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president obama formed the simpson bowls commission and bill clinton's steve of staff. they came up with a plan to cut the growing debt by $4 trillion over 10 years. he and enough others voted against it so it never even got to congress. commission co-head allan simpson says the growing debt poses a major threat to the u.s. economy. >> where is the tipping point? i don't know where it is, but when it comes, it's going to be so swift and so savage. >> the president says he still wants to reach an agreement based on simpson bowls. obama's plan proposes 360 billion zlin cuts to medicare a medicate in the next decade. but because costs are rising so fast, the debt will be $6.4 trillion higher in the next six years. military spending would be reduceded, saving $487 billion and unlike anything the gop proposes, there's a $1.5 trillion tax hike, with the wealthy taking the biggest hit. mitt romney doesn't want tax hikes for the rich, so how will he deal with the debt. >> i will cut the deficit and get us on track to a balanced budget. >> romney's 59 point economic plan calls f
president obama formed the simpson bowls commission and bill clinton's steve of staff. they came up with a plan to cut the growing debt by $4 trillion over 10 years. he and enough others voted against it so it never even got to congress. commission co-head allan simpson says the growing debt poses a major threat to the u.s. economy. >> where is the tipping point? i don't know where it is, but when it comes, it's going to be so swift and so savage. >> the president says he still...
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what is the strategy for bill clinton to say this? >> it's what he believes. he's not a wind up doll. he supports president obama. >> he is talk ag lot lately saying things that don't really go along with the president's message. >> he is a citizen of the united states. he supports president obama. i think the republicans make a mistake if they keep elevating president clinton. the same guying tries to impeach him are saying he is the greatest president ever. as you elevate president clinton you watch the hammer will drop in the fall. he will stand up there as he says to his friends that president obama has the right ideas. he's got the ideas to get the economy moving and mitt romney does not. i think it is great as a clinton guy and an obama guy to elevate more and more. >> most americans taxes are crucial. the bush tax cuts and your position on that are central to who you are, how you govern and how to get out of the mess. >> i definitely take paul's point. i think president clinton is making a number of statements that seem awkward. he keeps taing things li
what is the strategy for bill clinton to say this? >> it's what he believes. he's not a wind up doll. he supports president obama. >> he is talk ag lot lately saying things that don't really go along with the president's message. >> he is a citizen of the united states. he supports president obama. i think the republicans make a mistake if they keep elevating president clinton. the same guying tries to impeach him are saying he is the greatest president ever. as you elevate...
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michael walden is a former speech writer for bill clinton. david from is for george w. bush and john avalon is here. great to have you. first of all, the facts don't seem to indicate this is true. at the same time, a horrific allegation. obviously, we left the -- let's lay out for people here the time line. bain capital buys this company, gst steel in 1993. it goes bankrupt in 2001. in 2006, she passes away from cancer. again, when her employer was her health care provider, not her husband's. what's your reaction to this ad? >> well, it's horrible. and it would be horrible, even if it were not so factually wrong. because in a capitalist economy, plants close all of the time. some bad -- some people go on to discover new meaning in their lives and acquire tremendous success and the people who laid them off don't deserve the credit for the fact they discovered new meaning in their lives. and you're not responsible for every unforable consequence for every business decision you make. and it is so brutal, it makes you wonder what the obama people will be doing in october if
michael walden is a former speech writer for bill clinton. david from is for george w. bush and john avalon is here. great to have you. first of all, the facts don't seem to indicate this is true. at the same time, a horrific allegation. obviously, we left the -- let's lay out for people here the time line. bain capital buys this company, gst steel in 1993. it goes bankrupt in 2001. in 2006, she passes away from cancer. again, when her employer was her health care provider, not her husband's....
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barack obama needs to get bill clinton to do more spoechs for him. >> some colorful comments, don, obviously. they're not going to the polls on tuesday. they can really be candid about their opinions on the u.s. people talking from all around the globe. go to cnn's open mike project at cnn.com/world view. you can hear dozens of people weighing in with their election views. >> all right, azadeh, thank you very much. some more campaign news now just in. to morrisville, pennsylvania, where mitt romney is speaking live. >> accomplishing change isn't just something i talk about. it's something i've done and it's something i will do as president of the united states. now if you believe we can do better [ crowd chanting ] if you believe we can do better, if you believe americans can be on a better course, if you're tired of being tired, i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america on day one. when i'm elected, the economy and the american job market will be stagnant but i'm not going to waste any time complaining about my predecessor. i won't spend my effort
barack obama needs to get bill clinton to do more spoechs for him. >> some colorful comments, don, obviously. they're not going to the polls on tuesday. they can really be candid about their opinions on the u.s. people talking from all around the globe. go to cnn's open mike project at cnn.com/world view. you can hear dozens of people weighing in with their election views. >> all right, azadeh, thank you very much. some more campaign news now just in. to morrisville, pennsylvania,...
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commentators said bill clinton walking toward the audience to answer a question about the recession highlighted his ability to connect with voters. one thing that can make it hard for a candidate to be aggressive is a question like this. >> can we focus on the issues and not the personalities and the mud? >> analysts say the format could be got a for the president. >> he will be able to draw from that energy, from the energy of the public and the crowd. >> as for romney -- >> one of his big challenges during this entire campaign has been not being able to connect with the common man and woman and child. he has to be able to come across as connecting. he has to come across as genuine, as occasioning, as likable. >> a candidate that makes a connection with the person asking the connection, is also making a better connection with folks back home. >> the stakes for the candidates couldn't be higher. randi. >> athena, thank you very much. we'll be speaking to candy crowley about 30 minutes from now. mark your calendars. you can catch that second presidential debate live here on cnn this tuesday at 7
commentators said bill clinton walking toward the audience to answer a question about the recession highlighted his ability to connect with voters. one thing that can make it hard for a candidate to be aggressive is a question like this. >> can we focus on the issues and not the personalities and the mud? >> analysts say the format could be got a for the president. >> he will be able to draw from that energy, from the energy of the public and the crowd. >> as for romney...
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clinton -- forget about hillary clinton, bill clinton to the re-election of president obama? >> i think he is important, wolf. he helps with the democratic base. he helps with demographic groups that obama doesn't do well, for example, white males, working-class females. he's an idol, an icon of the democratic party. you know, people want to see his shoulder next to barack obama's shoulder. >> talk a little bit about this from the ea fraternity of these presidents. >> it's a wonderful book by nancy and michael. they realize this long history of how presidents have this exclusive and elite club where they realize, you know what? only someone who has sat in that chair understands what it's like for someone else to do that and they actually need to help each other and it's beyond party, it's beyond partisanship and obama has called on jimmy carter, on bill clinton, on bush 41 and bush 43. there's a lovely anecdote about bush 41 being invited to the white house and making president obama laugh. >> nancy gibbs and michael duffy have done a fabulous, fabulous job. i haven't read it
clinton -- forget about hillary clinton, bill clinton to the re-election of president obama? >> i think he is important, wolf. he helps with the democratic base. he helps with demographic groups that obama doesn't do well, for example, white males, working-class females. he's an idol, an icon of the democratic party. you know, people want to see his shoulder next to barack obama's shoulder. >> talk a little bit about this from the ea fraternity of these presidents. >> it's a...
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bill clinton appeals to both. >> how much do you think that bill clinton speaking out so forcefully for barack obama right now has to do more possibly with president clinton in 2016? >> no, i don't think so. >> i would vote less possible. i don't mean not at all, but i vote less possible. clinton's a democrat. he wants this democratic president to succeed. and if that also potentially helps his wife down the line, if she decides -- she says she's not interested, but if she changes her mind, so be it. >> if the economy starts to recover in obama's second term, you're better off with a democrat in the white house than mitt romney running for re-election. by the way, bill clinton, elizabeth warren, very different messages. a reminder that bill clinton is still -- barack obama and bill clinton are still not exactly on the same page about how you build a majority coalition and how inclusive you are versus how confrontational. >> and clinton is the great conciliator, and that is not president obama. he's never been known as a great conciliator. so different agendas. >> thanks very much. good
bill clinton appeals to both. >> how much do you think that bill clinton speaking out so forcefully for barack obama right now has to do more possibly with president clinton in 2016? >> no, i don't think so. >> i would vote less possible. i don't mean not at all, but i vote less possible. clinton's a democrat. he wants this democratic president to succeed. and if that also potentially helps his wife down the line, if she decides -- she says she's not interested, but if she...
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>> my final thought i want president obama to read the memoirs of bill clinton. bill clinton looked back on his presidency, and rwanda and felt ashamed and guilty of having left the people of rwanda to suffer the way they did. i think president obama will reflect on the abdication of the american power in the case syria. >> you've been covering this for 14 months. >> i think what's striking is 14 months and every friday people come out and demonstrate and call for freedom and call for change. and the kids come out and the men and the women. and the fact that that momentum is kept up after all this time is truly incredible. one of the sad things, we don't know what the people in the middle think. we know what the regime thinks, ma the demonstrators think. we don't know about the scared people in the middle who are afraid to talk to us who we can't reach who are watching their country torn apart. thank you for watching this "360." i hope you heard the voices of the people here. voices that the regime of barber al assad has tried to science
>> my final thought i want president obama to read the memoirs of bill clinton. bill clinton looked back on his presidency, and rwanda and felt ashamed and guilty of having left the people of rwanda to suffer the way they did. i think president obama will reflect on the abdication of the american power in the case syria. >> you've been covering this for 14 months. >> i think what's striking is 14 months and every friday people come out and demonstrate and call for freedom and...
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in 1992, bill clinton did it, and john f. kennedy did it back in 1960. >>> president obama, of course, is in florida this morning, trying to capitalize on his convention momentum. we said the same thing about mitt romney last week right after their convention. it just illustrates how important and how close the race is there, and that's why we're focusing on florida this weekend. joining me now, as they do every saturday, cnn contributor maria cardona and amy holmes, anchor for gbtv's "real news." we'll get to florida in a moment as we get ready for the president's appearance coming up live here on cnn, but first, maria, let's start with you this morning. let's take a quick look back at the democratic convention. we know that lots of folks saying michelle obama knocked it out of the park, bill clinton and obama obama were no slouches either, of course, so who other than someone named clinton or obama really impressed you? >> i think that one of the other speeches that really stuck out for me, and i know was a big hit at the c
in 1992, bill clinton did it, and john f. kennedy did it back in 1960. >>> president obama, of course, is in florida this morning, trying to capitalize on his convention momentum. we said the same thing about mitt romney last week right after their convention. it just illustrates how important and how close the race is there, and that's why we're focusing on florida this weekend. joining me now, as they do every saturday, cnn contributor maria cardona and amy holmes, anchor for gbtv's...